Name
Innocents, children killed on the orders of Herod
Saint ID
S00268
Reported Death Not After
1
Gender
Male
Type of Saint
Children, Martyrs, Other New Testament saints
| ID | Title | E00485 | The Piacenza Pilgrim mentions, in his account of Bethlehem (Palestine), the basilica of *David (Old Testament king of Israel, S00269), with the tombs of David and his son, King *Solomon (S00270); also the tomb of the Holy *Innocents (the children killed on the orders of Herod, S00268), whose bones can be seen together in one place. Account of an anonymous pilgrim, written in Latin, probably in Placentia (northern Italy), c. 560. | E00809 | Anonymous sermon ('Eusebius Gallicanus', Sermon 11), on the feast of the *Martyrs of Lyon (S00316); it names the martyrs Blandina and Bishop Photinus (Potheinos). Preached in Latin at Lyon (south-east Gaul), probably in the 5th century. | E02203 | Calendar of the Church of Carthage (central North Africa) lists saints whose liturgical commemorations were celebrated in December. Written in Latin in Carthage, probably between 505 and 535. | E02991 | Peter Chrysologus, bishop of Ravenna, preaches a sermon (Sermon 152), probably for the feast of the *Innocents (children killed on the orders of Herod, S00268). Delivered in Latin in Ravenna (northern Italy), c. 450. | E02992 | Peter Chrysologus, bishop of Ravenna, preaches a sermon (Sermon 153), probably for the feast of the *Innocents (children killed on the orders of Herod, S00268). Delivered in Latin in Ravenna (northern Italy), c. 450. | E03079 | The early seventh-century Georgian version of the Lectionary of Jerusalem commemorates on the third Thursday of Pascha, the Holy *Innocents (children killed at the order of Herod, S00268). | E05067 | The 6th/7th c. recension of the Latin Martyrologium Hieronymianum, as transmitted in 8th c. manuscripts, records the feasts of a number of saints on 28 December. | E05169 | The Latin Calendar of Sinai records the feasts of saints through the year, followed by a list of the apostles to various regions of Christianity. Written possibly in North Africa, possibly in the 7th/8th c.; preserved in a manuscript, probably of the 9th c., in St Catherine's monastery, Sinai. Basic Entry. | E05253 | Latin Orationale of the Old Hispanic Liturgy of the 7th c. (Orationale Visigothicum), with prayers used on the feasts of saints in January and February: *Iulianus/Ioulianos and Basilissa (martyrs of Antinoopolis, S01341), the *Innocents (children killed on the orders of Herod, S00268), *Fructuosus, Auguris and Eulogius (bishop and his two deacons, martyrs of Tarragona, S00496), *Vincent (deacon and martyr of Zaragoza and Valentia, S00290), the Chair of *Peter the Apostle (S00036). | E05285 | Ambrose of Milan, in his De Officiis, a tract on the virtues expected of the clergy, praises the virtues of *Laurence (deacon and martyr of Rome, S00037), the *Maccabean martyrs (pre-Christian Jewish martyrs of Antioch, S00303), the Holy *Innocents (children killed at the order of Herod, S00268) and *Agnes (virgin and martyr of Rome, S00097). Written in Latin in Milan (northern Italy), in the later 380s. | E05455 | Proclus of Constantinople composes his Homily 26, On the *Innocents (children killed by Herod, S00268), which he delivers during the inauguration of their church at Constantinople, which had been built by a widow. Written in Greek in the early 5th c. | E05463 | A council held in Constantinople in 448, deposing the heresiarch Eutyches, is signed by the abbots of several monasteries and shrines; the text is included in the Acts of the Council of Chalcedon of 451. Written in Greek at Constantinople. | E05504 | Leo the Great preaches a Latin sermon in Rome in 453 on the feast of Epiphany in which he praises the *Innocents (children killed on the orders of Herod, S00268). | E05862 | The Calendar of Willibrord, in its earliest version, records the feasts of various saints in December. Written in Latin at Echternach, Frisia (north-east Gaul), 703/710. | E06052 | An anonymous sermon for Epiphany ('Eusebius Gallicanus', Sermon 4) includes a passage in praise of the *Innocents (children killed on the orders of Herod, S00268). Preached in Latin in Gaul, probably in the 5th century. | E06592 | The Latin Gelasian Sacramentary (or Liber Sacramentorum Romanae Ecclesiae), probably compiled around 750 near Paris using earlier material from Rome, records prayers to saints on their feast days in December. | E07238 | Caesarius, bishop of Arles, in his Sermon 222, On the Feast of the Holy Innocents, celebrates the feast of the *Innocents (children killed on the orders of Herod, S00268). Written in Latin at Arles (southern Gaul), 503/542. | E07532 | Partially preserved Latin inscription commemorating martyrs of uncertain identity, found at Maktar (Byzacena, central North Africa), 4th/7th c. | E08222 | The Gothic Missal compiles liturgical texts for the celebration of saints' feasts throughout the year. Written in Latin in Gaul, perhaps at Luxeuil for the Christian community of Autun, c. 680/710. Overview entry. | E08225 | The Gothic Missal includes prayers for the celebration of mass on the feast day of the *Holy Innocents (S00268). Written in Latin in Gaul, perhaps at Luxeuil for the Christian community of Autun, c. 680/710. | E08335 | The Bobbio Missal compiles liturgical texts for the celebration of saints' feasts throughout the year. Written in Latin in south-east Gaul, perhaps at or near Vienne, c. 675/725. |
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